The Aldworth Partnership

The Aldworth Partnership is an orgaisation that connects the school with the local community. The aim of the partnerhsip is embody the school value of service and provide opportunities to serve in the local area. As such we work closely with a number of schools and charity organisations in the local are for the mutual benefit of our local community.  

The Partnership schools are : Highwood Primary, Sonning Primary, St Mary's and All Saint's Primary School and Crazies Hill Primary.

 

 

Aims

The aim of our partnership is build and stregthen our pupils engagement with the local community. Through service we seek to instil a sense of social duty in our students. Furthermore, we aim to support and enhance the academic and co-currilcular experience of students educated inschools in the local area. By working with pupils from other schools our students have refined and developed their interpersonal skills, learning as much from them as they have given in return. As such the partership is a partnership in the truest sense of the term. By working with pupils in other schools and running sports, reading, maths and arts clubs our pupils have understood the significance of a social conscience and our work has developed to meet and additional needs that the schools may have. 

 

In addition to this our work with local crisis and domestic abuse charities has meant that our partnership has supported the most vulnerable members of society. 

Background

The Aldworth Partnership was an initiative to help build and strenthen our relationship with the local community. As such we were charged with the responsibilty to create an enviroment where schools and charities could rely on our staff and students for support. In the last six year we have worked tirelessly to meet the needs of our comunity to spend time and resources to help where possible. This has included working with students with behavioural needs, runing sports, drama and dance wrkshops and collecting items including food, clothing, bedding and hygiene products for various crisis charities. 

Resources

The man power of Blue Coat students, sports and board games equipment, minibuses, staff members and Blue Coat facilities, for example the swimming pool and climbing wall.

Impact

At the end of every academic and co-curricular enrichment session run we ask participants to complete a qualitative and quantitative survey. The results are analysed and finding present annually. 

Pupil Involvement

Year 7 - all year 7s have six opportunities to participate each year.

Year 8 - all year 8s have six opportunities to participate each year.

Year 9 and above - have the opportunity to volunteer to serve once a week.

Frequency

Each partnership primary school will be visited once a week, usually between 11:45 and 14:00.